The Ultimate Guide to Customer Relationship Management

2026 · Indian Edition

Also known as CRM.

Customer Relationship Management (CRM) is a vital strategy that enables businesses to understand, engage, and nurture their customers effectively. It encompasses a broad range of tools, technologies, and techniques designed to manage interactions, data, and processes that drive customer satisfaction and loyalty.

Exploring recent stories tagged with Customer Relationship Management reveals critical insights about market trends, technological advancements, business challenges, and practical advice. From the rise of AI-enhanced CRM capabilities, strategic expansions by major providers, to the growing importance of personalised customer experiences, readers can learn how CRM continues to evolve in response to digital transformation and changing consumer expectations.

Whether you are a small-to-medium business aiming to leverage CRM for growth, or a large enterprise navigating complex integration and data analytics, these stories provide valuable perspectives on implementation strategies, overcoming customization challenges, and utilising advanced tools such as AI, cloud services, and real-time analytics. Clicking through these articles will equip you with knowledge to improve customer engagement, enhance service efficiency, and ultimately drive business success.

Indian Customer Relationship Management news
Analyst Insights
Building an enterprise data integrity architecture for AI and compliance
Gartner · CRM · CX
Last month
G2's 2026 Best Software Awards reveal major market shifts
Capterra · CRM · UC
Last month
Seismic unveils AI agents to curb GTM sales tool sprawl
Gartner · CRM · Digital Transformation
Last month
Persistent revenue grows as AI, cloud deals accelerate
Everest Group · CRM · Manufacturing
Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
Informatica named Leader in 2025 Gartner data quadrant
Gartner · CRM · Hybrid Cloud
Fri, 9th Jan 2026
Expert columns
Trust, transformation and the women leading modern client partnerships
By Laura Fox of APS Group
This month
AI-era contact centres become strategic CX data hubs
By Martyn Riddle of Verint APAC
This month
How phone validation turns dead leads into real sales
By Edmund Ng of Melissa
Last month
Why more SaaS vendors are embedding data quality into their core platforms
By Bobby Joseph of Melissa
Last month
From data chaos to email clarity: How to choose the best CRM email tool
By Bobby Joseph of Melissa
Wed, 26th Nov 2025
Telcos are sitting on gold. Now AI is unlocking the lode
By Letchu Narayanan of CSG
Fri, 5th Sep 2025
Avoid these 3 common pitfalls when using AI to improve customer experience
By Rob Tarkoff of Oracle
Tue, 24th Jun 2025
Adoption of AI in Manufacturing: A look into trends, strategies and challenges
By Kevin Dherman of SYSPRO
Tue, 13th May 2025
Recent news
Red Cactus, Tollring bring AI call summaries to CRM
About Cloud Services
Last week
monday.com gives AI agents full user status on platform
About Software-as-a-Service
Last week
monday.com opens workspace doors to external AI agents
About Cloud Services
Last week
Zapier data shows AI is now infrastructure for leads
About Social Media
Last week
DevRev expands Computer AI agent platform in India
About Business Intelligence
Last week
Salesforce guest flaws fuel large-scale data harvesting
About Software-as-a-Service
Last week
Conga launches AiMe AI agents for end-to-end deal flows
About Digital Transformation
Last week
Salesforce unveils Agentforce AI-powered contact centre
About Unified Communications
Last week
Shopify, Klaviyo deepen tie-up for global eCommerce
About Customer service
Last week
DRA launches Chennai's first AI home sales assistant
About Smart Cities
Last week
Carta buys ListAlpha to launch integrated private CRM
About Mergers and Acquisitions
This month
GrayCyan unveils AI readiness scorecard for industry
About Productivity
This month
Google & Klaviyo deepen AI pact for agentic commerce
About Customer service
Last month
Talkdesk debuts AI workflow tools to automate email CX
About Unified Communications
Last month
Zoho marks 30th year with 1m customers, 150m users
About Software-as-a-Service
Last month
Job moves
ECI Software Solutions hires Jack Wood to drive AI push
Move at ECI Software Solutions
This month
FL3XX appoints new chief executive in leadership reshuffle
Move at Customer Management
Last month
Wild Tech strengthens APAC growth with new C suite
Move at Microsoft
Wed, 28th Jan 2026
SugarCRM appoints Maksim Ovsyannikov as Chief Product Officer
Move at Salesforce
Thu, 9th Oct 2025
Granicus names Karthik Anbalagan to lead AI in public sector
Move at Microsoft
Thu, 18th Sep 2025
Smartsheet appoints Stephanie Berner as Chief Customer Officer
Move at LinkedIn
Thu, 14th Aug 2025
Freshworks appoints Subramanian to lead product management
Move at Freshworks
Wed, 5th Feb 2025
Amperity appoints Tony Owens as new CEO to drive growth
Move at Oracle
Wed, 13th Nov 2024
Wild Tech appoints Matthew Rodgers as Head of Microsoft APAC
Move at Wild Tech
Tue, 12th Nov 2024
Zendesk appoints Lila Tretikov to board of directors
Move at Microsoft
Tue, 13th Aug 2024
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